Number of cattle in Iraq
Iraq: Number of cattle was 2.10 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of cattle in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, number of cattle in Iraq stood at 2.10 million animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of cattle in Iraq peaked at 2.90 million animals in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million animals, in 1991.
Iraq ranks 85th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.57 million animals | 1.45 million animals | 1.73 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.84 million animals | 1.70 million animals | 2.05 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 million animals | 1.58 million animals | 1.70 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million animals | 1.00 million animals | 1.52 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million animals | 1.13 million animals | 2.55 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million animals | 1.82 million animals | 2.90 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 million animals | 2.02 million animals | 2.15 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 30.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.90 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of cattle in Iraq?
- Number of cattle in Iraq was 2.10 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of cattle recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.90 million animals in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of cattle recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million animals in 1991.
- How does Iraq rank for number of cattle?
- Iraq ranks 85th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of cattle rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of cattle. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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